Is Your Shampoo DAMAGING Your Hair? Ingredients Explained...(Part 1: Surfactants)

Have you ever bought a shampoo, looked at the ingredients on the back, and just started wondering...what the heck are all these chemicals? Are they safe? WHY are all these in here? These next series of videos are meant to explain the ingredients that go into shampoo and conditioners, what they do, and why they're there. This is Part 1: Surfactants. What are they? Why are these detergents in your shampoo? Are they safe? Which surfactants should you avoid? Are sulfates the same thing as surfactants? I answer all these questions and more in this video. I want you to be as educated as possible when shopping for your hair care products. I also want to separate hype from facts.   / manneredmanes   - Click Here To Join the Mannered Manes Private Facebook Group Follow on Instagram   / trav_white_   HARSH SULFATES (AVOID THESE): ammonium cocoyl sulfate ammonium laureth sulfate ammonium lauryl sulfate ammonium xylene-sulfonate ammonium xylenesulfonate ethyl peg-15 cocamine sulfate sodium alkyl sulfate sodium c12-18 alkyl sulfate sodium cetearyl sulfate sodium coceth sulfate sodium coco sulfate sodium coco sulfate sodium coco sulfate sodium laureth sulfate sodium laureth-40 sulfate sodium lauryl sulfate sodium myreth sulfate sodium polystyrene sulfate tea lauryl sulfate triethanolamine lauryl sulfate SULFATE-FREE ANIONIC SURFACTANTS (Strong, but gentler than sulfates): dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate disodium cocoyl glutamate olefin sulfonate sodium c14-18 olefin sulfonate sodium c16-18 olefin sulfonate sodium c12-14 olefin sulfonate sodium c14-15 olefin sulfonate sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate sodium c14-26 olefin sulfonate sodium cocoyl glutamate sodium cocoyl sarcosinate sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate sodium lauroyl sarcosinate sodium lauroyl sarcosine sodium lauryl sulfoacetate sodium myristoyl sarcosinate sodium methyl oleoyl taurate Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Sodium stearate VERY GENTLE ANIONIC SURFACTANTS: Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate Disodium oleamine sulfosuccinate Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate Sodium cocoyl isethionate Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate CATIONIC SURFACTANTS (More conditioning): Stearalkonium chloride Cetrimonium chloride Cetrimonium bromide Behentrimonium methosulfate Behentrimonium chloride Benzalkonium chloride Cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride Cocotrimonium chloride Dicetyldimonium chloride Dicocodimonium chloride Hydrogenated Palm Trimethylammonium chloride Lauryltrimonium chloride Quaternium-15 Quaternium-22 Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride Polyquaternium-7,10,11, 22, 39, 44, etc NONIONIC SURFACTANTS (Gentle Cleansers/Emulsifiers/Foaming Agents): Decyl Glucoside Sodium lauroyl Lactylate Coco-Glucoside AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS (Co-surfactants/emulsifiers): Cocamidopropyl betaine Coco betaine Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine Lauryl hydroxysultaine Sodium cocoamphoacetate Sodium Lauroamphoacetate Research to fact-check me: General overview of surfactants http://hairmomentum.com/types-of-surf... Intro to the chemistry of shampoos https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/... An overview of surfactants https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p... An overview of hair cosmetics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Nonionic Surfactants https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/.... Cationic surfactants http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com... Amphoteric Surfactants https://www.google.com/books/edition/... FTC: This post is not sponsored. Contains affiliate links DISCLAIMER: Please note that I'm not a medical doctor or a qualified cosmetic chemist. I do my best to quote credible scientific studies and link to all the studies in the description so you can fact check me, but I can't 100% guarantee that all my info is error-free. It's important to consult your doctor and do what's best for you individually.